Monday, July 1, 2013

Mirella often wonders what her life would've been like had she been born a princess, rather than the property of one.

When a dark warlord from the north conquers her princess' kingdom, however, he has plans for the dainty young future-queen. It makes the question all the more poignant, because now, more is at stake than just her rough treatment, but love and lust as well.

As an indentured servant and handmaiden to the princess for much of her life, the middle-aged Mirella sees the conquest of the land as an opportunity to elevate herself. Though as she earns the trust of their conquerors, she finds her own nature challenged as well. A life of callous disregard has made her hard, but as she battles the princess' will for the first time and finds new allies and friends, does she have what it takes to win the love and favour of the brutal warlord? Will love and friendship be her downfall? Or will her station in life yet again be her undoing?

Caution: The Warlord's Concubine is a dark fantasy novel that contains explicit scenes, and a twisted romance between a handmaiden and a God.

#1 – Do You See Writing as a Career?We see writing as a passion, and publishing as a
career. The writing is something we will always do, no matter what. It’s what
we did for fun before we even realized that this was something we could do as a
career!

Both of us have been writing since we were very
young, and we were both avid readers all through our youth, so writing comes
naturally to us. It’s actually a bit insane how much work we have ready for
editing right now due to the decade of writing together we spent purely for
enjoyment.

#2 – What was the Hardest Part of Your Writing
Process?Meeting our personal standards! We want to give
our readers the best book we possibly can, and so it takes a lot of effort to
make sure everything is up to snuff. The old adage that “you’re your own worst
critic” holds true for us, and the struggle to get our work out there in a
state we’re happy with would be eternal if we let it.

#3 – Did you have any One Person Who Helped You
Out with Your Writing Outside of Your Family?J.E. and I are lucky because we’re in this
together. We’re partners in all things, and we love being able to go through
this – the ups, and the downs – together. It’s very rewarding for us to share
this passion, and the benefits to being a two-person team can’t be
overestimated.

#4 – What is next for your writing?We are very close to releasing an interesting
new work of ours, “False Shades”. It’s a 1920’s noir mystery, starring a young
psychology student who gets wrapped up in drama and scandal. It was an
interesting project for us, because it required a lot of research, especially
since J.E. Keep -- being a former historian -- is a huge stickler for
historical accuracy.

It was a lot of fun though, and through the
process of writing the story itself developed in ways that surprised even us.
It was one of those works that really took on a life of its own as we got to
writing.

#5 – Do you have an addiction to reading as well
as writing? If so, what are you currently reading?Right now M. Keep is reading Captive in the Dark
by C.J. Roberts. Even though she prefers fantasy, she also loves dark erotica,
and she devours Skye Warren and Varion Krylov’s novels, so of course Captive
has been on her to read for a while!

J.E. Keep is reading the Saga of the Noble Dead,
by Barb and J.C. Hendee, a couple who write some amazing fantasy, and
Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. He’s a big fan of
epic scifi and fantasy.DESCRIBE Your Book in 1 Tweet:Dominance. Submission. Power. Mirella is a
middle aged handmaiden who is drawn to a dark warlord.

This or That?

#1 - iPod or Mp3? iPod!

#2 – Chocolate or Vanilla? Twist.

#3 – Mashed Potatoes or French Fries? French Fries.

#4 – Comedy or Drama? Comedy.

#5 – Danielle Steel or Nicholas Sparks? Elaine Cunningham!

#6 – Fantasy or Reality? Fantasy.

#7 – Call or Text? G-talk!

#8 – Public School or Home School? Public.

#9 – Coffee or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate!

#10 – eBook or Paperback? eBook!

(Oddly enough these are the answers for both of us… we’ve been together long
enough that we’re essentially the same person now.)

J.E. and M. Keep have a passion for all things sci fi/fantasy, and a desire to see what characters do when others fade to black. They set out to explore the most sexual, titillating and sometimes terrifying encounters. The plots are contemporary, fantasy, or science fiction, but they all have one thing in common: they’re hot.From dark and taboo smut to coming-of-ages lust, from twisted love stories to tragic tales of self-destructive needs, they explore the fact that not all ‘Ever Afters’ are happy, and not everyone’s idea of happy is the same.Come explore the limits of erotica and discover new desires from the smutty minds of J.E. & M. Keep. They can be found on their website at http://www.darkfantasyerotica.com/.